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l NOTE OF A DISCUSSION AFTER THE PRIME MINISTER'S LUNCH FOR THE FIRST DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER OF SAUDI ARABIA AT CHEQUERS ON SUNDAY, 22 MAY 1977 Present:- The Prime Minister H.R.H. Prince Fahd bin Abdul Aziz Al Sai; Mr. Frank Judd, MP H.R.H. Prince Saud bin Faisal Al Saud Mr. P.R.H. Wright II.E. Sheikh Faisal Alhegelan Mr. Mali amid Mainas Uganda After some introductory remarks, the Prime Minister said that he would like first to discuss the question of President Amin, which the Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary had discussed with Prince Fahd on 20 May. The Prime Minister said that the British Government wished to do nothing which would harm the unity of the Commonwealth, since we regarded the Commonwealth as a force for good in the world. He therefore believed that any decision to be taken about President Amin's attendance at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting must be a British decision, and we did not wish to associate any other Commonwealth Government with it, although he was aware from the tour of the Commonwealth by his representative (Lord Thomson) that nearly all Commonwealth leaders, if not all, would be relieved if President Amin decided not to attend the Commonwealth Meeting. He did not wish to cause difficulties for other Commonwealth Governments,particularly since some African leaders might construe this as unwelcome white pressure on a black President. The Government was being pressed both by the Opposition and by their own Party in Parliament to make a public statement confirming that we would not receive President Amin here. The Prime Minister said that, if Prince Fahd would assist him, he would like to give President Amin the opportunity to state publicly that he would not come to London. He therefore proposed